How do airports charge airlines for using their gates?
Airports charge airlines for gate use through landing fee packages including gate fees. Pricing is overseen by ICAO and IATA to ensure fairness. Charges cover aeronautical and non-aeronautical costs, based on factors like aircraft weight, dimensions, stay duration, and passenger services. Rigas Doganis' book "The Airport Business" offers insights into these charges. Various airports like Adelaide, New York LaGuardia, and Los Angeles International have different fee structures available online.
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The process of how airports charge airlines for using gates involves gate fees typically being part of the landing fee package. These fees are crucial for airport revenue, often including passenger fees. Pricing is guided by organizations like ICAO and IATA to ensure fairness and non-discrimination. Charges can be based on a single or dual till system, distinguishing between aeronautical and non-aeronautical costs. Specific charges include landing fees based on aircraft weight, parking fees based on aircraft dimensions and stay duration, as well as passenger service, security, noise, and emissions-related charges. The book "The Airport Business" by Rigas Doganis provides detailed insights into aeronautical charges and pricing policies, covering aspects like landing fees, surcharges, parking, hangar fees, and passenger charges. Different airports like Adelaide, New York LaGuardia, and Los Angeles International have varying fee structures for services like landing, parking, and passenger facilities. These charges are often available online for reference.
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2 commentsSome of those charges are wrapped into the landing fee, while others (like IT/network connectivity) will be separate. Some include:
~$4,000 landing fee based on the OEW + 5% fuel being 340,000lb at $9.11/1000 lb (for an A350).
~$800 for up to 8 hours at a gate (or a flat rate of $36,000/mo per aircraft for a frequently visiting ship).
~$1,000 for common use of terminal facilities (for airlines that don't have dedicated terminals - often with internationals, where they have the common check in area that is used by multiple airlines).
And that's not all the charges the airline gets from the airport, that's just the majority of the charges for "1 aircraft, 1 landing/departure" at SFO.
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